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13-letter words containing c, y, s, t, a

  • bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • buckeye state — Ohio (used as a nickname).
  • by contraries — contrary to what is expected
  • candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
  • candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
  • candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
  • carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
  • castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
  • casualty list — a list of servicemen who have been killed, wounded, captured, or gone missing as a result of enemy action
  • casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
  • chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
  • chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
  • chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
  • cladistically — from a cladistic point of view
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
  • colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
  • company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
  • complaisantly — (archaic) In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
  • condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
  • consanguinity — relationship by blood; kinship
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
  • consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
  • constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
  • constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
  • consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • cost analysis — an economic evaluation
  • costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
  • costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
  • courtesy call — a formal visit
  • courtesy card — a privilege card
  • cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
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